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USC basketball: Dewayne Dedmon sidelined with another injury

USC's 7-foot sophomore Dewayne Dedmon has suffered a stress injury in his right foot that is expected to sideline him for four to six weeks, the school announced Tuesday.

At first, the injury, which was revealed by an MRI on Monday, was deemed a stress fracture.

But team athletic trainer David Borchardt amended that to note that it is a "stress injury" and that Dedmon will be immobilized for one week in which he'll wear a walking boot and use crutches before being reassessed.

Generally, Borchardt said an injury of this type could take up to six weeks to heal, but regardless, it's the second major setback for Dedmon, who suffered a fractured right hand during the preseason.

"I just look at it like, I'll be back," Dedmon said Tuesday. "It's not like it's at the end of the season where I can't finish out the season, but I can hopefully be back before conference."